The Practical Neurological Examination, Part 1

摘要

There are six standard components of a neurological examination: mental status, cranial nerve, coordination, motor, sensory and reflex testing. While they are standards in medical neurology, the same does not apply in chiropractic practice. Chiropractors are trained to test these standard components, but they seldom do so consistently. Of the six components, motor, sensory and reflex testing dominate chiropractic examinations, while mental status, cranial nerve and coordination testing are secondary and in some cases nonexistent. (This last statement is based on my many years of peer-review and malpractice defense work.)